Reps Angls 2ESO

Unit 1 Revision: Grammar and Vocabulary

Grammar
1. Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs.
Elisabeth Blackwell was born (be born) in 1821 in Britain. Her family (1) (move) to
New Yok.
In those days women (2) (not work) and they (3) (not go) to university, but
Elizabeth (4) (want) to become a doctor. The medical schools (5) (not want) a
woman student, but after many years Elizabeth (6) (graduate) and (7) (become)
the first woman doctor in the USA.
Elizabeth (8) (not marry) but she (9) (adopt) a child. She (10) (start) a
hospital for women and children in New York in 1857.
2. Write affirmative and negative sentences about your life when you were eight
years old.
Example: I liked school. I didnt live in this town.
When I was eight
1 (like) school
2 (live) in this town
3 (go) to this school
4 (win) a prize
5 (have) brothers and sisters
6 (speak) English
7 (have) a favourite TV programme
8 (play) computer games

3. Correct the questions.

1 Did you passed the exam?
2 What bought you?
3 She grew up in New York?
4 Where went you to school?
5 When you did left school?
6 When moved you here?
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7 I were born in 1966.
8 We leaved school last year.
4. Complete the questions with the past simple form of the verbs in the box and
answer them.
Go

go

graduate
play

buy

win

move

marry

What did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie buy?

They bought a mansion.
1 Which university Felipe of Borbn from?
Answer: ..
2 Angelina Jolie an Oscar?
Answer: ..
3 When Cesc Fbregas to England?
Answer: ..
4 Cesc Fbregas for Livepool Football Club?
Answer: ..
5 Where Justin Timberlake to school?
Answer: ..
6 Beyonc a singer?
Answer: ..
7 How many schools Tom Cruise to?
Answer: ..
5. Write sentences using was, wasnt, were and werent.
The film / not funny
The film wasnt funny.
1 the first day at school / exciting
2 I / not nervous
3 my friend / upset
4 we / lonely
5 the teachers / happy
6 they / not boring
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6. Match 1-4 with a-d.
1 There was a

a any problems.

2 There wasnt

b fantastic party.

3 There were

c any cake.

4 There werent

d twenty people.

7. Choose the correct words A, B or C.

They graduated two years ago.
1. What on TV last night?
2. We the competition last month.
3. No, there any people in the kitchen.
4. twenty students in my English class last year.

in two years

ago two years

two years ago

watched you

did you watch

did you watched

not win

didnt win

dont win

werent

were

wasnt

There are

There were

There was

Vocabulary
1. Read the texts about people in their childhood and choose the correct words.
Text person one: On my first day at nursery school, I was really fun / upset. There were
a lot of (1) strange / tasty people and I was (2) cute / lonely. A girl wanted to kiss me. It
was (3) funny / horrible, so I hid behind a teacher.
Text person two: I went to a circus, but I didnt like it. The clowns werent (4) funny / lonely
they were really (5) tasty / scary! I was very (6) strange / nervous.

Text person three: I was staying with my grandparents and I was very (7) nervous /
happy. We had cake and it was (8) tasty/ angry. I ate a lot. My grandmother was really
(9) strange / angry with me because I was (10) scary / naughty. I used her make-up.

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Text person four: I remember the first time I saw snow. It was (11) exciting / happy and
I made a snowman. That was (12) strange / fun! The first time that I saw my baby brother
in the hospital he was (13) lonely / cute, but he was a bit (14) scary / boring.

2. Read the conversation and choose the correct words.

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Dana: Hey Susan, I am (1) tired /surprised to see you in town!

Susan: Yes, I know. I just moved in to my new house. But I am not that (2) excited /
lonely about it.

Dana: Oh. Why is that?

Susan: I left my old (3) pillow / soap in the other house. Since then, I cant sleep at
night.

Dana: Oh, I see. Maybe you should try these new pillow at Eduard Boutique. I heard
they have plenty of (4) fountains / feathers in every pillow. Alexandra bought one last
week and she is really (5) positive / scared about it.

Susan: Yes, maybe I could try one. I am (6) thirsty /asleep all day and I need to fix
that quick.

Dana: Perfect. When you buy it, you will be in a better (7) solution / mood. If you want
I can go with you. Later, we can grab some pancakes from the new French Bakery. I
am starting to be a little (8) sick / hungry.

Susan: Cool, lets do this!

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